Tui faces scrutiny over E coli-linked death of baby after holiday in Egypt

The travel company Tui is under scrutiny over its safety protocols after a British baby girl died from a gastric illness following a stay at an Egyptian hotel – the same resort where two other children were left critically ill from the same condition months earlier. Ariella Mann, one, died in January from a kidney condition linked to E coli after falling ill at the five‑star Jaz Makadi Aquaviva hotel in Hurghada on an all‑inclusive two‑week package holiday booked through Tui. Her death occurred four months after a six-year-old boy was admitted to intensive care, and 18 months after a two-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital in London and placed in an induced coma, both after travelling to the same hotel on a Tui holiday. All three children were diagnosed with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a rare kidney condition linked to E coli that can cause kidney failure, brain damage and death. Jade Oakes, 34, Ariella’s mother, said she was “disgusted” they had not been informed about previous E coli cases linked to the hotel before booking. “If we’d known about the other cases, there’s no way I would have taken my child there,” she said. “From her passing, we were in a right mess because we thought it was our fault, we took her on holiday. But if something had been done earlier, Ariella would still be alive.” Her father, Lee Mann, 37, added: “You’re going through one of the top travel agents, booking a five-star hotel, and paying £6,000. …